Traitor.

Hateful traitor!

Ling Yunpo has never hated the existence of traitors more than now.

What kind of underworld sect is Hell Road? And Shushan, the dignified peak master is actually a spy of Hell Road, and he even wants to kill a young and promising Jindan Zhenren like me. I think you Shushan... I'm afraid it's a pill!

"Is there a possibility that he doesn't want to kill you, but wants to steal your sword?" Kunlun Mirror reminded him.

"What difference does it make?" Ling Yunpo asked, "You stole my sword, but you're going to kill me too?"

However, after being reminded by Kunlun Mirror, Ling Yunpo immediately reacted:

Wait, my Qingping Sword… Qingping has already gone with Yuhua Shengxian? Then what exactly is my Qingping Sword?

"Qingping, um, let me ask you something." Ling Yunpo took out the Qingping Sword from his body and asked.

Qingping Jian said nothing, obviously pretending to be dead.

"I don't quite understand what Elder Minghua said earlier." Ling Yunpo continued to ask, "If you are not my Qingping, what other sword can you be? Ruping?"

"Who is Ruping?" Because this topic was so beyond time and space, Qingping Jian couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Ru Ping is..." Ling Yunpo hesitated for a moment and said, "How about this, you tell me who you are, and I will tell you who Ru Ping is."

"Master Sword Master, instead of trying to figure out who I am, you should think about how to save your Senior Sister An." Qing Ping Sword stretched out his voice and said slowly, "After all, Elder Ming Hua actually dared to attack you in Shushan. He must have been sure that An Zhisu would not come to save you, or report to the head of Yujing for help, right?"

That’s right! The first priority now is to find out what happened to Senior Sister An!

Ling Yunpo thought about this and felt extremely urgent. He did not bother to continue sharpening the Qingping Sword. He just quickly left the Shushan area and found a market nearby, concealed his identity, and gathered information.

Soon, I learned even more tragic news:

True Man Qing Heng is suspected of murdering his fellow disciple Sima Changyan, and is currently being wanted by Shushan with a bounty on his head. Anyone who brings him back to Shushan alive will receive a generous reward from Shushan.

"Suspected" and "must be brought alive" instead of "confirmed" and "kill without mercy" indicate that the Shushan high-level officials did not completely believe the frame-up of Elder Minghua, and therefore they still wanted to capture Master Qingheng to find out the truth.

But since Elder Minghua was able to kill Sima Changyan and frame him, he might not have no corresponding backup plan. If he returned to Shushan at this time, he would probably be walking into a trap and waiting to die.

We have to think of a way.

Ling Yunpo was just thinking of a solution when he discovered that there were many unidentified cultivators in the market.

Are they the Shushan monks who came to capture me? No, according to the scan results, some of them are independent cultivators whose cultivation methods are completely different from those of Shushan. I think they are here for the bounty.

With the help of Ajing's magic, he cleverly escaped from the search of these monks, and no one could detect his presence.

It turned into a sword light and fled southwards. In front of it was the southern border. In this season, the southern border was full of peach blossom miasma, and it was difficult for high-level cultivators to stay there for a long time.

But Ling Yunpo had already mastered the innate chaotic five elements divine light. Now, for him, the changes of the five elements were as simple as breathing. He immediately put his magic into practice to dispel all the peach blossom miasma around him, leaving a safe area for passage.

Only after hiding deep in the miasma of southern Xinjiang did Ling Yunpo finally breathe a sigh of relief.

It is impossible for the Shushan monks to chase us in here, but what should we do next?

Not receiving any news from Senior Sister An made me feel uneasy.

But as Qingping Jian said, since Elder Minghua dared to attack me, then Senior Sister’s situation may not be much better.

Wait, are they going to convict Senior Sister An and execute her publicly?

If so, it would explain why Wei Dongliu in the future timeline learned the news in the Demon Cult's base camp - because Shushan wanted to use the news of the execution of Senior Sister An to lure me back to the sect!

Damn it, how could I be fooled!

"Really?" Kunlun Mirror suddenly asked, "But if you don't go back, and they really execute An Zhisu, won't you regret it for the rest of your life?"

"Senior Sister An is a second-grade golden elixir." Ling Yunpo replied, "Unless the Immortal Changmei was possessed by a demon, how could he possibly execute a second-grade golden elixir?"

"So, you are absolutely sure that even if you don't go back, Senior Sister will be fine?" Kunlun Jing asked in surprise.

Ling Yun broke the silence.

The question Kunlun Jing asked just now was actually his deepest concern:

From a rational analysis, it is impossible for Shushan to destroy the Great Wall to execute a second-grade golden elixir. How many thousands of years would it take to wait for a second-grade golden elixir!

But the development of the situation was too bizarre. First, Senior Sister An was taken away inexplicably, then Elder Minghua, the traitor in the Hell Realm, blew himself up, and then he was framed and wanted by Shushan...

Even if my senior sister was fine, or if there was no traitor like Elder Minghua, I would go directly to Master Yujing and reveal my true feelings to prove my innocence.

But what if... Combining the above two points, what if the Long-browed Immortal is deceived by the traitor in the Hell Realm and really wants to kill our Qingluo Peak lineage, what should we do?

My senior sister is now in prison, and I am the only one who can make the decision!

Be careful! If you choose to return to the sect easily and end up in a deadly situation, the consequences will be irreversible!

Ling Yunpo thought about it over and over again, but his scalp was tingling and he couldn't figure out anything.

…

Every once in a while, Ling Yunpo would leave the miasma cover of southern Xinjiang and go out to the market to gather information.

This new news was expected.

Because of killing his fellow disciple without authorization, Zhenren Jiangxiao was sentenced to be tried in Tianji Square on the Golden Summit of Emei Mountain one month later.

If someone kills a fellow disciple without permission in other sects, the punishment would basically be life for life. However, due to the fierce internal competition and too many private fights in Shushan, it is hard to say how the verdict will be.

It could be the death penalty, or it could be hundreds of years in prison, or even more likely, there is no intention to sentence me, and they just want to trick me back!

How could I be fooled by such a petty trick? I bet you won't do anything to Senior Sister An!

"By the way, have you not made up your mind yet?" Kunlun Mirror asked, "If you believe that this is a ploy to lure you back, then the identity of Shushan Lingyunpo will be temporarily sealed."

"As long as the suspicion on you is not cleared, there is no way you can get the fragment of the Heaven-Repairing Stone from the Long-Eyebrowed Immortal. You might as well focus on other identities first."

"What do you mean you haven't thought about it yet? I just plan to act cautiously." Ling Yunpo was still being stubborn.

Kunlun Jing sighed in silence, knowing that although Ling Yun said he would act cautiously, he was actually still hesitant.

What if An Zhisu was really sentenced to death and executed in public? In order to prevent this from happening, Ling Yunpo must go back to save people.

But how to save them? To fight against the entire Shushan Shangqing Sect and withstand the Liangyi Microdust Sword Formation head-on?

As long as he goes back, with his mere Jindan Zhenren cultivation level, he will be like a fish on the chopping board, at the mercy of others. This is also obvious.

"Alas." Kunlun Jing sighed and said, "If you ask me, it would be better not to go back."

"Once you are exposed to the entire Shushan, I won't be able to rescue you and An Zhisu together. Moreover, even if I want to take you away, there is a risk that my ability will be exposed to the public."

"Anyway, you and An Zhisu are just playing around. Your real goal is to collect the fragments of the Bu Tian Stone, right?"

Ling Yunpo remained silent.